1. These petitions, under Art.226 of the Constitution, raise identical questions for decision. Therefore, they could be dealt with together.

2. On the eve of the reorganisation of States in 1956, the petitioner in W. P. No. 834/63 was serving as an Assistant Superintendent in the Civil Branch of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. At that time, the petitioner in W. P. No. 835/63 was serving as a Clerk on the same High Court. The Central Government allotted both of them to the New High Court of Mysore. This Court consists of Officers drawn from the former High Court of Mysore as well as those allotted to this State from the former States of Bombay, Hyderabad, Madras and Coorg. Hence, it became necessary to integrate the services. The Hon'ble Chief Justice has passed certain Orders, as regards equation of posts and fixation of seniority, on various dates, namely, 25-8-1958, 11-4-1963 and 17-4-1963. The petitioners appear to be aggrieved by those orders. They filed their objections to those orders. They moved the Registrar of the High Court to refer their objections to the Central Government for its decision under S.115(5) of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (to be hereinafter